Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ujjwal Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/01/2025. An application was registered on the basis of a news item titled "1 Kodo poisoning behind elephant deaths in MPs Bandhavgarh All you need to know" …
Fiscal incentives for carbon capture should be part of the global climate change agreement that replaces the Kyoto Protocol, 56 countries belonging to the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said in a statement on Tuesday. The recommendation by the UNECE member states puts the issue formally on the table …
Developed countries must do more than their less wealthy counterparts to tackle climate change, the world's biggest polluter China says. It reaffirms the country's longstanding position ahead a major UN climate conference next month. The meeting, to be held in the Peruvian capital Lima from December 1 to 12, is …
(Reuters) - Fiscal incentives for carbon capture should be part of the global climate change agreement that replaces the Kyoto Protocol, 56 countries belonging to the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said in a statement on Tuesday. The recommendation by the UNECE member states puts the issue formally on …
Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science for Environment (CSE) calls for a global climate deal based on equity and fairness at the CSE global media briefing workshop that began today in New Delhi. Over 100 journalists from India, South Asia, Africa and the Latin America are participating in this …
In the lead-up to the UN climate negotiations in Lima, the latest information on the level and growth of CO2 emissions, their source and geographic distribution will be essential to lay the foundation for a global agreement. This annual publication contains, for more than 140 countries and regions: estimates of …
In December 2015, countries are scheduled to conclude negotiations on a new international climate agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to address how to shift the world’s economy onto a low-carbon and climate-resilient pathway in a manner that is ambitious, equitable, and transparent. An approach to …
This 2014 edition of the annual European Environment Agency (EEA) 'Trends and projections' report assesses the progress of 33 European countries and the European Union (EU) in achieving their climate mitigation and energy policy objectives. These objectives include international commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) …
This technical paper provides background information on the second review of the Adaptation Fund based on the terms of reference for the second review as annexed to decision 2/CMP.9, taking into account the deliberations and conclusions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation at its fortieth session.
There is a growing quest for synergy between mitigation and adaptation due to concerns of inefficiency and ineffectiveness of the compartmentalized approaches to climate change. However, little has been done to explore the necessary enabling conditions for synergistic design and implementation. This paper proposes an analytical framework to assess enabling …
Sending a strong signal to rich nations that India will not dilute its position while negotiating for a climate deal, India has told the UN Climate Summit that it was the West's fossil fuelled model of industrialization that adversely impacted the environment and therefore developed countries should take responsibility to …
Pointing out that the health of the global environment today is in need of serious attention, Sri Lanka today called for the developed nations to financially support the developing nations to reduce the dangers posed by the climate change. Addressing the world leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit today in …
President Barack Obama joins more than 100 world leaders today at a United Nations summit on climate change that’s designed to move the issue beyond talk to action -- though not just yet. The brainchild of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, the daylong summit is designed to create momentum for negotiations …
The minister is expected to showcase India's achievements on the climate change in order to push the focus back on the developed countries to deliver more on their existing commitments India will be represented by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at the United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon's summit on …
Germany has become the first large European Union member state to start ratifying the extension of the emissions-limiting Kyoto Protocol treaty. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet of ministers supported legislation that will ratify Kyoto’s second commitment period early next year, the German Environment Ministry said today in an e-mailed statement. The …
Indian officials advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to skip this month’s United Nations climate summit, telling him the largest such gathering of world leaders was “not important,” the Economic Times reported. Modi, who took office in May, was told by environment ministry officials that he “should not attend” because it …
A planned World Bank fund will employ options to spur climate-protection investment using rules created by carbon markets. The Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation will use auctions “to maximize the use of limited public resources,” the Washington-based bank said today in an e-mailed statement. Investors will …
Thailand will vow to cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 20% over the next six years as part of a new plan to combat global warming. Pattarachit Choompol Gozzoli, spokeswoman for the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep), said the new environmental master plan is …
The Obama administration is looking to reach “a sweeping international climate change agreement” that would not be a formal treaty that would require a two-thirds Senate approval — which almost certainly would never happen, The New York Times reported. Diplomats are trying to reach a deal in time for a …
